Signs (1941)
No title signs. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. Various shots of soldiers and sailors giving the thumbs up for victory. C, U of man with Roman bracelet giving thumbs up, M, S silhouette as gladiator is killed. C, U thumbs down and gladiator lives. C, U of reference book explaining the thumbs up in Roman times meant death. M, S of man holding his nose and waving his hand in a dismissive manner. M, S of a diagram showing the ok sign with thumb and forefinger in a circle. M, S of lady dressed as Egyptian Queen who had code of signs so she didn t have to speak to her servants. Various diagrams show signs portraying different meanings. M, S of man pretending to be a criminal, various shots of the signs associated with that. M, S of a woman sat in a cafe, she crosses her legs, shows a bit of knee, then covers it up. M, S of the woman in double vision which is sign to go home C, U of a question mark. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV.
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